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Posts Tagged ‘Food cravings’

Unhealthy food cravings are your body’s way of warning you of vitamin deficiency. Learn how to identify food cravings in your diet for better nutritional health.

You only think you want a chocolate milkshake…

Are you a slave to your food cravings? When you get this indescribable urge to run to the nearest Starbucks and order a Grande Brownie Frappuccino with whipped cream and an extra shot of java juice, do you ever think to yourself,

“Wait a minute…do I really want to drink a sweet, cold, frothy caffeinated beverage right now, or is my brain just trying to tell me that I need to include more phosphorous and chromium in my diet?”

Of course, you don’t.

Before today, you had no idea that there was any connection between your craving for sweet iced coffee and phosphorous deficiency.

Now, you know.

What your body really wants…

When you don’t follow a healthy diet, replete with vitamins and essential minerals, then your body will find a way to tell you to change your diet. Food cravings are your body’s way of asking for more of what it needs:

Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E

Calcium

Phosphorous

Magnesium

Protein

Potassium

And more…

Learning how to decode your body’s messages…

Fortunately, all you need is a good “owner’s manual” to figure out which foods you need to add to your diet.

Below are 6 typical unhealthy cravings, and which healthy foods and nutritional supplements you should substitute:

1- If you crave sugary sweets like candies, cookies, cakes, and donuts, then you really need: